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Hemostasis. s equence of responses that stops bleeding when blood vessels are injured a process s ometimes referred to as coagulation co = together agul = gluing ation = process. Injured blood vessel. Mechanisms of Hemostasis. Vascular Spasm Platelet Plug formation Coagulation.
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Hemostasis • sequence of responses that stops bleeding when blood vessels are injured • a process • sometimes referred to as coagulation co= together agul= gluing ation= process
Mechanisms of Hemostasis • Vascular Spasm • Platelet Plug formation • Coagulation
Vascular Spasm • damage causes the smooth muscle in the vessel wall to contract vasoconstriction • causes decreased blood flow • persists from minutes to hours • platelet attraction enhances this!
Platelet Plug Formation • platelets stick to collagen fibers forming a mass or plug • Aka: white thrombus • Prostacyclin inhibits aggregation at other sites • occurs mostly in arteries
Coagulation • Aka: blood clotting • a complex process of stopping blood flow • series of chemical reactions that culminates in formation of fibrin threads • prevents hemorrhage
General Events in Coagulation • PF3 : phospholipid that coats surface of platelets and interacts w/ TF, vitamin K, Ca++, and others • TF (tissue factor) produced by platelet cells and damaged tissue • Factor X activated • Prothrombin activator (enzyme) produced
General Events in Coagulation • Prothrombin conversion thrombin (another enzyme) • Thrombin stimulates fibrinogen fibrin mesh
Coagulation cont’ • Positive feedback loop • Pathways • Extrinsic Clotting Pathway • rapid, within seconds • tissue thromboplastin released resulting in formation of prothrombin activator • Intrinsic Clotting Pathway • More complex • Factors activate each other
Blood Clot • network of thread-like protein fibers that traps blood cells platelets and fluid • Clot : network of insoluble protein fibers = fibrin • Serum: • plasma w/ no fibrinogen or clotting factors • straw-colored liquid • Help stop blood flow, reduce infection and enhance healing
Clot Control • Formation occurs locally due to circulating anti-coagulants: anti-thrombin heparin prostacyclin • Thrombus attached • Embolus traveling
Clot Retraction • consolidation or tightening of fibrin clot • pulls edges of the damaged vessel closer together, decreasing further damage • fibroblasts form connective tissue and new endothelial cells repair the vessel lining • plasminogen, an inactive plasma enzyme, is incorporated into the clot • body and blood tissues contains substances that can activate plasminogen to plasmin which helps dissolve the clot by digesting fibrin threads
Clot Eradication • Healing over 2-10 days • Tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) causes activation of plasminogen • Plasminogen plasmin • Plasmin degrades proteins w/i clot
Bleeding Disorders • Thrombocytopenia • Impaired liver function: clotting factors • Vitamin K required • Hemophilias hereditary